UNIT 14 THE WORLD CUP (READING)

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R2: (4 letters) Who is this?
R3: (7 letters) This is a place where we often
see the football matches?
R4: (5 letters) Which team was the champion at
the 2006 World Cup in Germany?
R5: (4 letters) What do we use to play football?
R6: (7 letters) Who is this?
Key: (8 letters) This is one of the most
popular sports in the world?
A. READING

VOCABULARY
trophy (n):
cúp
tournament (n): vòng thi đấu
jointly (adv): cùng nhau
chủ nhà
host nation ( n )
champion (n)

vô địch
4 vòng thi đấu
5 cúp
3 nước chủ nhá
1 vô địch
2 cùng nhau
A trophy (n):
E tournament (n):
B jointly (adv):
C host nation ( n )
D champion (n)

Matching vocabulary
TASK 1
A B
1. jointly
2. the globe
3. tournament
4. host nation
5. trophy
a. a competition in which players

compete against each other in a series
of games until there is a winner
b. involving two or more people or
groups
c. the world
d. a prize for winning a competition
e. a country that provides the necessary
space, facilities, etc. for a special
event
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The words in A appear in the reading passage.
Match them with their definitions B.
TASK 2: Scan the text and complete each of the
following sentences with a word or a number.
1. Only …… teams competed in the first World Cup.
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2. Today the final tournament of the World Cup has ……
teams.
3. The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final
was ……
4. The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a
television audience of over …… billion viewers.

5. After FIFA’s first meeting …… years had passed before
the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
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TASK 3
Read the text again and decide whether the
following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Correct the false ones.
1.The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in
1904.
2.The World Cup us held every two years.
3.The World Cup is regarded as the world
championship of the sport.
4.Germany and Brazil played in the final match of
the 2002 World Cup.
5.Brazil is the country that has played five times in
the World Cup.
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Argentina England Germany
Japan Portugal
Brazil
South Korea
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Switzerland
1. FIFA was set up in ………
1. FIFA was set up in ………
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2006
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1930
1904
1904
2002
2002
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2. Only …… teams competed in the first
World Cup.
2. Only …… teams competed in the first
World Cup.
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3. The team which was defeated in the first
World Cup final was….
3. The team which was defeated in the first
World Cup final was….
Brazil
Brazil
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Uruguay
Uruguay
Italy
Italy
Argentina
Argentina
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4. The world had witnessed ………World

Cup tournaments up to 2002.
4. The world had witnessed ………World
Cup tournaments up to 2002.
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5. The 2002 World Cup was held by…
5. The 2002 World Cup was held by…
Italy
Italy
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Japan and South Korea
Japan and South Korea
France
France
The USA
The USA
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6. After FIFA’s first meeting, …. years had
passed before the first World Cup was held
in Uruguay.
6. After FIFA’s first meeting, …. years had
passed before the first World Cup was held
in Uruguay.
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